Gomer Jones was an All-American center, team captain and 2-time team MVP who also played linebacker.
After his playing days, he was a Buckeye assistant coach under Francis Schmidt (inventor of the 'Gold Pants' awarded for victories over TSUN).
He was later the head coach and then athletic director at Oklahoma.
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Gomer Jones
Position: Center
School: Ohio State
High School: Cleveland, OH (South HS)
Years: 1933-1935
Inducted: 1978
Place of Birth: Cleveland, OH
Date of Birth: 2/26/1914
Place of Death: New York, NY
Date of Death: 3/21/1971
Jersey Number: 33
Height: 5-8
Weight: 210
Member Biography
After his playing days, he was a Buckeye assistant coach under Francis Schmidt (inventor of the 'Gold Pants' awarded for victories over TSUN).
He was later the head coach and then athletic director at Oklahoma.
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Gomer Jones
School: Ohio State
High School: Cleveland, OH (South HS)
Years: 1933-1935
Inducted: 1978
Place of Birth: Cleveland, OH
Date of Birth: 2/26/1914
Place of Death: New York, NY
Date of Death: 3/21/1971
Jersey Number: 33
Height: 5-8
Weight: 210
Gomer Thomas Jones played center for Ohio State 1933- 1935. In 1935 he was captain, was the team's most valuable player, and was named All-America. He stood 5-8 and weighed 210 pounds and was a linebacker on defense. He served as assistant coach at Ohio State and John Carroll University and from 1947 through 1963 he was line coach at Oklahoma. He developed 16 All-America linemen. He was Oklahoma's head coach 1964-65 and was director of athletics 1964-71. He died in 1971. Jones said his greatest thrill as a player was in Ohio State's victory over Chicago in 1935. Ohio State trailed 13-0, tied the score in the fourth quarter, and won 20-13 on a touchdown with four minutes to play. The touchdown play, said Jones, involved perfect blocking by the entire team.
